title: Dietary patterns and anthropometric indices among Iranian women with major depressive disorder.
abstract: Major depression is a common mental disorder among women. A number of studies have demonstrated the association between some nutrients and food items with depression, but the studies on the association of dietary patterns with depression, especially in the Middle East, are rare. Further, the literature examining the relationship between anthropometric status and depression are inconsistent. In this study, 45 women with major depression and 90 patients with no mental disorder participated. We collected dietary intakes by a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, and measured anthropometric indices (weight, height, waist and hip circumferences). Using factor analysis, two major dietary patterns were extracted: Healthy and Unhealthy. After adjusting for confounders, individuals who gained higher scores in healthy dietary pattern, had 84% lower odds of major depression; while the odds of major depression in participants who gained higher scores in unhealthy dietary pattern showed no significant association. No significant association was found between anthropometric indices and major depression. These results suggest that the healthy dietary pattern is significantly associated with lower odds of major depression in adult women. Further researches are needed to confirm these findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Nutrition, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rashidkhani
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pourghassem Gargari
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ranjbar
authors.forename: Sanaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zareiy
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kargarnovin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D004032:Diet; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Body Mass Index; Factor analysis; Nutrition; Weight